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Peak Performance
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 21
As Picard and Riker face off in war games exercises, the Ferengi appear and stage a real attack. Rather a dull episode until the latter mentionede events get rolling.
(viewed 05/06/2009)
The Emissary
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 20
A half-Klingon, half-human woman out of Worf's past turns up, much to his dismay. A not so bad Klingon episode, helped in large part by the characterization of K'Ehleyr, who is actually rather peppy for a Klingon.
(viewed 05/04/2009)
Up The Long Ladder
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 18
Colonists on loan from Darby O'Gill and the Little People come aboard Enterprise and are eventually introduced to a colony of clones for who they will serve as breeding stock. Yeesh.
(viewed 05/02/2009)
Transfigurations
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3, Episode 25
It's Enterprise to the rescue of an alien with amazing healing powers. If only someone could have found a way to heal this snoozefest of an episode.
(viewed 04/29/2009)
Hollow Pursuits
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 3, Episode 21
A Star Trek crew member who's an underachiever? Perish the thought. But that's exactly the case in this rather good episode that focuses on the mild degree of chaos stirred up by the bumbling Lt. Barclay (Broccoli). While we could have done without the obligatory "bumbler saves the day" finale, this was good stuff otherwise. Includes a genuinely funny gag in which Picard slips up and refers to Barclay by his nickname.
(viewed 04/22/2009)
The Samaritan Snare
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 17
A mixed bag. A dopey plot finds Geordi helping and then being captured by a race of pudgy retarded men. The other much more worthwhile plot finds Picard quite flustered over his impending surgery. Some well-written moments as Wes and Picard take a shuttle trip to the planet where the surgery will take place.
(viewed 04/16/2009)
Pen Pals
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 15
Should Data save a kid's life even if it means violating the Prime Directive? Given Star Trek's touchy-feely tendencies, it's not too hard to figure out where this one's gonna go.
(viewed 04/15/2009)
Royale
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 12
An excursion into the realm of the truly dreadful as away teamers Riker, Data and Worf find themselves in a mysterious casino based on a pulp novel. Grim stuff indeed.
(viewed 04/09/2009)
A Matter of Honor
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 8
Exchange student Riker does time on a Klingon ship. Things go awry and he ends up going up against the Enterprise. A little more dimension and better overall than many of the Klingon episodes I've seen.
(viewed 04/05/2009)
Where Silence Has Lease
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Season 2, Episode 2
A better than average unexplained phenomenon episode finds the Enterprise experiencing mysterious happenings in some kind of giant void. Interesting directing and a few genuine moments of mystery and suspense.
(viewed 04/03/2009)
